back to the salt mines
вернуться к чему-либо с большой неохотой; например к работе, которую не хочется делать
The work was tedious; they finished their coffee and went back to the salt mines.
Другие идиомы:
- back to basics
- salt of the earth
- get off (someone's) back
- off one's back
- back-to-back
- cover one's back
- take (something) with a grain of salt
- break the back of (something)
- put one's back into (something)
- scratch (someone's) back
- turn one's back on (someone or something)
- You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.
- back in circulation
- back up (someone or something)
- salt (something) away